1O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before
whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified? 2This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the
works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3Are ye so
foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now perfected in the
flesh? 4Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be
indeed in vain. 5He therefore that supplieth to you the
Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6Even as Abraham
believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. 7Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of
Abraham. 8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto
Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed. 9So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful
Abraham. 10For as many as are of the works of the law
are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who
continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the
law, to do them. 11Now that no man is justified by the
law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;
12and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them
shall live in them. 13Christ redeemed us from the curse
of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed
is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14that upon the
Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we
might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's
covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or
addeth thereto. 16Now to Abraham were the promises
spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but
as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17Now this
I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came
four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to
make the promise of none effect. 18For if the
inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath
granted it to Abraham by promise. 19What then is the
law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should
come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through
angels by the hand of a mediator. 20Now a mediator is
not a mediator of one; but God is one. 21Is the law then
against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law
given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been
of the law. 22But the scriptures shut up all things
under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given
to them that believe.

23But before faith came, we were
kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should
afterwards be revealed. 24So that the law is become our
tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25But now faith that is come, we are no longer under a
tutor. 26For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in
Christ Jesus. 27For as many of you as were baptized into
Christ did put on Christ. 28There can be neither Jew nor
Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and
female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus. 29And if
ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to
promise.

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